As we know from WWDC, Apple announced that Mountain Lion will make its debut in July. With July being two weeks away, Apple sent out a notice to their retail workers on Thursday, welcoming them to take a look at Mountain Lion before it becomes public in July. The preview, known as a "software seeding project" in the notice, comes with some directions for the workers to follow. What differs this from some form of employee training is that the employees are able to take advantage of the preview on their own Mac computers from home. It's considered more of an employee opportunity rather than a mandatory...


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In addition to the news of Mountain Lion being available for Apple employees, they also are eligible for the employee discounts for Apple products. This discount, announced back in January, is a big one for the company. The discount will cover Mac and iPad devices. All Mac computers, aside from the inexpensive Mac Mini, will be eligible for $500 off the retail Apple price. Apple will also provide an updated employee discount for the iPad. The $500 discount excludes the Mac Mini and the new Retina Display MacBook Pro. Given the price of the Mac Mini the exclusion is mathematically understandable....


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Who wouldn't want to have the chance to be an Apple employee. The benefits are endless. Another addition to the benefits were added today. Tim Cook announced at Apple's Town Hall meeting on Thursday about Apple planning to provide discount opportunities to Apple employees. The discounts will include $500 off a new Mac and $250 off a new iPad. That means that their next MacBook Air could cost as little as your entry level iPad 2, and their next iPad 2 could be cheaper than a 32GB iPod Touch that retails for $299. However, all of you deal finders better put brakes on seeing a $99 Mac Mini, Cook mentioned...


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Apple has created an event known as Red Friday. The event, implemented in various Asian markets, will offer these countries various deals with Apple. The sale is in honor of the Lunar New Year in Asian countries and cultures. This has been called, by some, to be equal to the sales in America for Black Friday. This is considered an important sale for Apple due to their large market in these Asian countries. Some of the countries covered under the discounts include Hong Kong, Singapore, China, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. Similar to the American Black Friday sale, the Lunar New Year...


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